The Kenosha Public Library Foundation is working to revitalize the historic Simmons Neighborhood Library with a landscaping project starting this month.
A safety fence surrounds the west side of the Simmons Neighborhood Library as landscaping work is done.
Patrons fill the rooms during the grand opening of the KPL Kids @ Uptown Lofts Library in July 2024. A fundraiser to help cover remaining contruction cots is set Sept. 11 by the Kenosha Public Library Foundation.
Kenosha's Public Library System includes five branches: The Simmons Library, which opened in December of 1899 at 711 59th Place; the Uptown Library, built in 1925, at 2419 63rd St.; the Southwest Library, 7979 38th Ave.; the Northside Library, 1500 27th Ave.; and the new KPL Kids @Uptown Lofts, 6144 22nd Ave.
Kenosha's historic Simmons Library is located in Library Park Downtown. It opened to the public in July of 1900.
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The waxing moon rises over the Simmons Library, a landmark in Downtown Kenosha.
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The Southwest Library, 7979 38th Ave., first opened in 1981 and was renovated in 2004.
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Kenosha's Northside Library opened in 1993 at 1500 27th Ave.
The Uptown Library opened in 1925.
The KPL Kids @ Uptown Lofts Library, 6144 22nd Ave., opened in July 2024.
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The Uptown Library, 2419 63rd St., first opened in 1925 and is still hosting programs.
Liz Snyder
Patrons fill the rooms during the grand opening of the KPL Kids @ Uptown Lofts Library in July 2024. A fundraiser to help cover remaining contruction cots is set Sept. 11 by the Kenosha Public Library Foundation.
